com.sun.jdmk.security.sasl
Class AuthenticateCallback

java.lang.Object
  com.sun.jdmk.security.sasl.AuthenticateCallback

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Callback

public class AuthenticateCallback
extends Object
implements Callback, Serializable

This callback is used by SaslServer to verify the authentication identity and password with the system authentication database.

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Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AuthenticateCallback(String authenticationID, char[] password)
Constructs an instance of AuthenticateCallback.

Method Summary

void	clearPassword() Clear the password to check.
String	getAuthenticationID() Returns the authentication identity to check.
char[]	getPassword() Returns the password to check.
boolean	isAuthenticated() Determines whether the authentication identity and password have been successfully verified by the system authentication database.
void	setAuthenticated(boolean ok) Sets whether the authentication succeeded.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AuthenticateCallback

public AuthenticateCallback(String authenticationID,
                            char[] password)

Constructs an instance of AuthenticateCallback.

Parameters:

authenticationID - The authentication identity.

password - The password. This method makes a copy of the input password before storing it.

Method Detail

getAuthenticationID

public String getAuthenticationID()

Returns the authentication identity to check.

Returns:

The authentication identity to check.

getPassword

public char[] getPassword()

Returns the password to check.

Returns:

The password to check. This method returns a copy of the retrieved password.

isAuthenticated

public boolean isAuthenticated()

Determines whether the authentication identity and password have been successfully verified by the system authentication database.

Returns:

true if authentication succeeded; false otherwise.

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setAuthenticated(boolean)

setAuthenticated

public void setAuthenticated(boolean ok)

Sets whether the authentication succeeded.

Parameters:

ok - true if authentication succeeded; false otherwise.

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isAuthenticated()

clearPassword

public void clearPassword()

Clear the password to check.